Welcome to the first of a series of new contributions from Retrobot, GamesRadar's retro-loving, parallax-scrolling 8-bit wondermachine. He's got aGenesis for a heart and SNES for brains. We do humor him a lot of the time, if truth be told, butthis week we think he's on to something.
Examination of his latest ticker-tape printout revealeda list of some of thebest score attack games of all time. The kind with high-score tables where holding the number one slot is a Big Deal. Watch his LCD display flicker with joy as he shows you his favorite score multipliers, links and combos. Then throw him a tasty microchip or two - he'll love you for it. Retrobot, take it away...
Above: Retrobot wants to share his vast gaming knowledge with you
Above: Retrobot wants to share his vast gaming knowledge with you
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